In a place like Afghanistan where the society is completely segregated, women have access to women. Men cannot always photograph women and cannot get…

- Lynsey Addario

Mortars and artillery don't discriminate against gender.

- Lynsey Addario

I found that the camera was a comforting companion. It opened up new worlds, and gave me access to people's most intimate moments. I discovered the p…

- Lynsey Addario

I just pray. And I'm not very religious at all - I was raised Catholic, but probably haven't gone to church since my Holy Communion, when I was about…

- Lynsey Addario

There are ways to minimize the risk if you are a woman working in the Middle East: You can dress modestly, wear the hijab, cover your head, always tr…

- Lynsey Addario

Journalists dedicate their lives to covering war - they make many personal sacrifices, and it's not something that's gender-based. In a place like Li…

- Lynsey Addario

I've worked for over 11 years in the Muslim world, and the one thing that I feel like I've learned - who's to say if it's true or not true, it's just…

- Lynsey Addario

I'm incredibly focused. I think it's a blessing and a curse. I'm so driven that nothing else can stand in my way. For many years, I didn't have a per…

- Lynsey Addario

The goal for me is to pull in the reader and to have them ask questions.

- Lynsey Addario